So jealous I am missing this. Is this going to be on the tv?

Shirley Clamp is sitting about three rows in front of me *.*

 

 

Riverdance was the interval act aaahhhhh so amazing!

 

Absolutely sensational show so far - even Electro Velvet were great live as our warm-up act! Jon Ola Sand is just a few rows in front of me! :lol:

I have to admit, that Electro Velvet performance rather sold the song to me, it looks brilliant visually.

So apparently Dima Bilan is being booed to the echo in the hall. LOL!

The mention of Russia was as opposed to Dima specifically. The hosts re-recorded it and told the crowd off for booing :lol:

Yeah it was handled well considering, Dima himself got completely cheers so that was the main thing!

 

I'll give my full thoughts later but fantastic show! On my way out I'm sure I was walking next to Electro Velvet's Bianca and she was wearing an accreditation pass and walking with a crew member (and a man who wasn't Alex :P) so I guess it could've been her! If not it was an identical twin! :lol: Also I didn't spot Loreen in the final performance but it was a fantastic show closer!

Such cheers for Bobbysocks and Johnny Logan, the 80s fans were out in force!

 

It really was an incredible evening, works so well as a commemorative show, i look forward to seeing it edited together on TV!

OMFG WHAT A NIGHT

 

AS IF SHIRLEY WAS THERE TOO :o The night STARTED AT 11 and only got better when I rocked up and found Nanne RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME AND GOT A PHOTO *.*

I've also just got back home! There are a few spoilers in this, so don't read any further if you don't want any but I'm mostly mentioning things that won't make the broadcast anyway.

 

I loved the fact that there were a few mistakes and retakes - at one point Petra's earring fell down her top and Graham spent a couple of minutes trying to put it back in with many innuendos! Also when Graham interviewed Lys Assia, the crown he gave her fell off so they had to do 2 more retakes and still couldn't get it done It sort of turned into Lys just saying 'Refrain' on repeat before something went wrong! :lol:

 

Really was a fantastic show, it's so hard to pick out a favourite performance - possibly Emmelie actually for me! I liked the fact that a few of the old non-English songs had a verse or chorus of English put in them and I agree with Rich that the older acts (in particular Brotherhood of Man, Bobbysocks and Jonny Logan) got massive cheers along with Loreen and Conchita - the atmosphere really was spectacular all night! The Russia incident was a shame and unnecessary in a celebration event but I'm glad once the initial booing was over that Dima got fantastic cheers like everyone else.

 

Natasha St-Pier was a stand-out for me. Possibly because she wasn't a big name compared to the majority so I had lower expectations, but her vocals were incredible and it was staged beautifully. I wasn't expecting to enjoy the older acts as much as the likes of Loreen and Emmelie but they were all fantastic - The Herreys were probably my favourite of the classics! The stage overall was a big surprise, I wasn't expecting something so good - it was more of a big arena stage than a small theatre stage which is what I was expecting. Great finale too but won't give it away, love the fact Dana International took like three separate bows (:kink:) and when she sung a small part with Conchita that definitely was a crowd pleaser!

 

Really can't wait how to see it is put together on TV, I hope they don't cut any of the performances out - I don't see why they would as I'm sure without all the gaps that we had for retakes and stage set-up then everything will fit perfectly into a 90 minute show. Graham said the Electro Velvet performance may end up on the website and/or red button, although I think there's already LQ videos on the web anyway.

 

Oh yes,

Riverdance was also a spectacular interval act!

 

On my way out I'm sure I was walking next to Electro Velvet's Bianca and she was wearing an accreditation pass and walking with a crew member (and a man who wasn't Alex :P) so I guess it could've been her! If not it was an identical twin! :lol:

 

Turns out this definitely was Bianca I was walking next to, spotted a picture on Twitter of her with John Kennedy O'Connor (and Alex) in the same dress I saw her in and in the same seating area as me too - so maybe the man I saw with her was Alex after all but I'm still not convinced it was him! I should've said hello - I'm not sure anyone else recognised her as no-one seemed to be stopping to speak to her! :kink:

 

Sounds like an utterly fabulous night! Can't wait to see the show on TV on Friday.

I wonder how many viewers will watch this on Friday and if anything will re-chart on iTunes?

 

 

Call me crazy but I feel like the biggest beneficiary could be Riverdance (maybe not on iTunes but in the public's consciousness), it won't have the novelty factor of 1994 but it may have the 'WOW, I remember that - it's still amazing' factor if enough people tune in. Euphoria for a chart return too please *.*

 

Loreen "Euphoria" will defo make a re-appearance!

 

Hope everyone had a good time, very jealous to have missed it - just watched Electro Velvet's performance and it was actually sooo good! Well done to them :)!

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/qu...0th-anniversary

 

(43 :drama: Those UK question I've no idea about tho oops :( )

I got 49, wasn't as easy as I expected! My pre-90s knowledge will forever be ropey.

I got 42 but really shouldn't have messed up on the Daz lyric. :lol:

Got 43 :lol: at Claudia Winkleman impersonator?!

Only 51 :(

 

UK Part : 8 / 10 (shame on me :) )

Name that country : 8 / 10 (gave one very stupid answer)

Song titles : 10 / 10 (easiest part)

Interval acts : 8 / 10 (hardest part, I was lucky)

Lyrics : 8 / 10

Euro trivia : 9 / 10 (because didn't remember one winner from Luxembourg)

 

My weakest link is the last decade.

 

Wrong answers : 6, 7, 15 :lol: , 16, 32, 39, 49, 50, 57

Edited April 3, 201510 yr by Sword of Justice